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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Northern Zones: NT-WA Border to North West Cape

Issued at 1:01 am WST on Tuesday 25 August 2026
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 27 August 2026.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A trough extends from the inland Pilbara across the west Kimberley and Pilbara coasts. The western part of the trough will start to move inland through the Pilbara later today as a ridge to the south begins to weaken. As this ridge continues to contract towards the southeast, a new ridge will strengthen from the west into the Pilbara and adjacent waters from Thursday.

North Kimberley Coast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

Forecast for Tuesday 25 August until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Wednesday 26 August

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 27 August

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

West Kimberley Coast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

Forecast for Tuesday 25 August until midnight

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly early in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Wednesday 26 August

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 27 August

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Forecast for Tuesday 25 August until midnight

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Wednesday 26 August

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 27 August

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Forecast for Tuesday 25 August until midnight

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Wednesday 26 August

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 27 August

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore east of Barrow Island during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 am WST Tuesday.

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